The set ups look real good. You could have the cones half the length and they would work just as well, but as long as they are finding their way out, those will work fine.

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I did 2 cut outs on houses this past spring while it was fairly cool, in the 80's F.This time of year I wouldn't want to do a cut-out on a tree or building.Vacuuming the bees isn't the problem starting out.It's when you have the raw honey, bees coming back, being in a beesuit in high temperatures, bees smothering in honey.Not for me.I tell folks I can do a trap-out at a fraction of the cost of a cut-out.They usually go for the trap-out method.But it takes from 6-9 weeks for one to work.The trap-out I took down tonight was so full of bees I had to put another box on top of the original one.

The hives I use for trap-outs are a 6 frame deep box.It will actually hold seven frames if you squeeze them in.It is 11 1/2 inches wide and 10 1/2 inches deep with a solid bottom and a 1 1/4 inch hole.I thought about using a 10 frame hive but hey this works.I like to check on the every other day when it is first setup for sometime the gals will find a new entrance.I'm in the process of building 25 six frame hives getting ready for next year.